Carleen Johnson

Carleen Johnson is The Center Square’s Washington state government reporter. She has 30 years of experience in broadcast journalism in the Puget Sound region, including being a traffic reporter…

Courts
Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal

(The Center Square) – Bryan Kohberger, the man accused in the Nov. 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, is due in Latah County Court in Idaho on… Read More

July 1, 2025
Public Education
Jewish teacher suing Portland teachers’ union over alleged antisemitic curriculum

(The Center Square) — The Freedom Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Jewish public-school teacher in Oregon who claims the teacher’s union he is compelled to… Read More

May 27, 2025
Government
Hundreds rally at WA Capitol to protect parental rights: ‘Enough is enough’

(The Center Square) – The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to rally… Read More

February 17, 2025
Government
Washington state bill would make portable student funding for kids trapped in failing schools

(The Center Square) – Washington state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has introduced legislation to create scholarships for students via Education Savings Accounts, commonly called ESAs. House… Read More

January 8, 2025
Public Education
Proposed legislation would lower bar for passing costly school construction bonds in WA

(The Center Square) – Supporters of lowering the threshold for passing a school bond measure will try again in the upcoming legislative session in Washington. According to Education Week,… Read More

December 27, 2024